How will our current "anything goes, fast paced, crazy" society affect our values/future?

Question

I think that most people even if they start off being good, eventually burn out or turn bad from all the problems and craziness/insanity in life.

We currently live in a pretty much anything goes, fast-paced, and pretty crazy society. People feel that they can do anything they want, and nothing can stop them. That's how it is.

Freedom on one hand, but at the same time, our morals, sense of right and wrong are completely drained.

Nowadays its completely okay to have s*x, lots of it, drugs, alcohol, cheat, lie, whatever, as long as you don't get caught.

It's almost encouraged to be smart, even if its for evil gains, than be a good person and a s*****k at that.

Also the speed of everything. Multi-tasking, being on the go, and being self serving are the norm of the day.

Also, if that's not enough, add "must have the best technology, must have the best everything" to the mix too.

The problem is 6 years from now, all the money and effort you spent on the "best" will be outdated, so you need to dig into your pockets again and get the "best" of everything once more. And so the cycle continues.

Then 6 years later, your looks go, and you age, and there are better, hotter, younger people now who steal your spotlight.

I mean, this whole frantic, competitive, and completely godless way of life, has got to negatively affect our future and what we value.

We've already sold our souls to business and putting value outside of the individual.

The individual person means ntohing nowadays. You're expendable, you're just another dude, a brick in the wall, a buddy, whatever, and people use you, or if they don't need you, you don't matter whatsoever.

When you walk around in any mall, you're just another walking piece of meat, displaying clothes. You're not a "person."

Human life has become cheap.

This society is pretty bad, and how will this affect our future?

Answer 1

I feel it sometimes too, but you need to remember that it seems like everyone exhibits that type of behavior because those are the only people you hear about. You don't hear about people living calm, peaceful, down-to-earth lives. Just like it seems like all college students are liberals because only the college liberals are outspoken and feel the need to protest about everything, whereas college republicans have a more reserved demeanor. It is all exposure.

You have defined this system as evil. But obviously, not everyone feels that way. We have the choice of leaving it all behind for a different way of life, it is a possibility. We can change countries, continents, heck, we can even change cities and feel a drastic affect in our way of life. Do you think states like North Dakota are like the places you just described?

I consider myself to be a Catholic, but I would not argue that living a Godfull life is always the best thing (in reference to your 'Godless' statement. Although not God's fault or doing, look how many people have fought wars and died in the name of their god.  Misunderstandings about God and religion have probably resulted in more human induced killings than any other motive.

I could go on and on giving examples to refute most of your claims, but it would take me a long time since all of your claims are sweeping generalizations about millions of people, with out direct reference. You need to narrow your ideas and come up with a concrete argument and thesis.

Answer 2

You have just echoed the complaints that every generation had once their children became teenagers. My father was a pot-smoking, free-loving, dirty hippie with evangelical Christian parents. In another generation what we have now will be the good old days.